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The authority of the Organization has been mocked, as individual member-states have proceeded, in violation of its commands, to pursue their own aims and ends. The troubles which continue to plague us virtually all arise among member states of the Organization...

Today, Africa has emerged from this dark passage. Our Armageddon is past. Africa has been reborn as a free continent and Africans have been reborn as free men. The blood that was shed and the sufferings that were endured are today Africa's advocates for freedo...

I am very pleased to send you words of my best wishes for your happiness, progress and peace, on this blessed day for mankind,
from the capital of Great Britain, which is renowned for its hospitality. Let peace reign in your hearts, among your families, in ...

Video: Children of The Emperor Dub & Interview
H.I.M. Haile Selassie I Christmas Interview 1968 with Dr. Oswald Hoffman
December 25, 1968
Question: Your Imperial Majesty, it is a great honour to be permitted to speak with you today and also t...

One cannot deny that in former times man's life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man's life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail. But civi...

There is no future for a people who deny their past. My Foreparents, My Grandparents, My Mother, My Father did not suffer and die to give me an education to slight, oppress or discourage my people. Whatsoever education I acquired out of their sacrifice of over...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
“African civilization in its potential magnitude must be able to command fortitude, patience, tolerance, and diligence. To sustain us in all our tasks we count on the women of Africa. Without their relentless vigilance no aspect o...

In September 1935 Her Royal Highness, Empress Woizero Menen disclosed the aggression to the World Women Association and appealed to all world nation states with her famous speech.
Her Imperial Majesty said:
We are indeed glad for this evening whi...

Every Christian, by meditating on [Jesus'] life and the work He accomplished for all of us, tends to forget the trials he faces and the sadness that breaks his heart. At the same time everyone is inclined to minimize the trials and sorrows of his own, his kind...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
"My message to the black people of the United States is that they continue to press forward with determination their social and intellectual advancement...confident in the certainty of the eventual triumph of justice and equality throughout...

…You are commanders tomorrow …
“ … Ethiopia is anxious to preserve and safeguard peace not only to herself, but she is also equally desirous that others enjoy it, and that men live in happiness and in a stable and better world.
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OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
Today, while man still remains incapable of controlling his insatiable lust for power and wealth and persists in using force as a means for satisfying his desires, his ability to wreak destruction on his fellow-men is steadily increasing. T...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
Ever since We ascended the historic throne of Ethiopia, We have considered it Our duty to call for a meeting of the churches who belong to the same fold. We were praying to God for His help in achieving this holy purpose, so that He may gr...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
Evaluate your ideas: separate the good in them from the bad. Your hands once put to the plough, do not look back. Education molds human elements in man. It develops him from adolescence to manhood.

Composite of two videos of Malcolm X at the first African Liberation Day, then known as Africa Freedom Day, at Bishop R. C. Lawson's Refuge Temple, 2081 7th Ave. (now Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.), Harlem, April 15, 1959.
The name and date were chosen at t...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
"Africa’s victory, although proclaimed, is not yet total, and areas of resistance still remain. Today, We name as our first great task the final liberating of those Africans still dominated by foreign exploitation and control. With the goal...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
"That being a place where it is possible to reveal one's readiness to defend oppression against Africa, you are invited to represent your country, well known for its pride, showing her love and courage. Even when faced with those who do not...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS...Both Christians and Moslems in Eritrea, without any religious antagonism, have lived side by side in harmony with faith in the words We pronounced, assuring Our people: "The country is for all and religion for the individual," and this has...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
"During the past year, We paid State Visits to nearly a dozen African nations, and in the views which We exchanged with other African leaders We encountered a sense of purpose, of dedication, of vision, which, We are persuaded, found its ...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS
"There is no doubt that work done through co-operative spirit shall meet with success. Christ affirmed: "... That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my father which is i...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS...Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures.It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the better...

As the years wear by, man's horizon grows wider and wider and the vistas multiply. So it is with Ethiopia. As the nation moves progressively in the accomplishments of the targets set for her political, social and cultural advance, We find Ourselves confronted ...

On His Majestic arrival in Addis Ababa on Liberation Day
Miyazya 27 1934 / May 5th 1941
(from "My Life and Ethiopia's Progress" Volume 2)
No human lips can express the gratitude which I feel to the merciful God who has enabled me to stand in your ...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS "It is Our firm belief that only what the Lord wills will be done. We should be careful that the results thus achieved by mankind should not meet with the fate of the Tower of Babel, the handwork of those people of old which came to pieces i...

"The first conference of the independent African states was held in Accra, Ghana, on April 15, 1958. It was decided then to celebrate this historic day as African Freedom Day. Until recently, April 15 was celebrated throughout our continent as African Freedom ...

OUR EMPEROR SPEAKS: "If the nation for which I am the Emperor follows and accepts this, since its also what I accept and follow, I would believe our country is not only historically Christian but also actively Christian." (1968)
Romans 16:17
I urge you, br...

"First of all I would like to thank the Almighty Lord for which our flag is replaced. Our patriots came back with a victory staying in the bush for 5 years. Secondly, any human being may have a great pleasure when he or she join with his/her birth place. With ...

January 21, 1965
Venerable and Holy Fathers,
In listening to the profound spiritual message conveyed by your closing addresses, and appreciating the happy outcome of your sustained efforts, Our heart has been touched by profound gladness. It should there...

Interview on Christmas Day 1959 in Ethiopia with Haile Sellassie I by The Lutheran Hour. Asking HIM questions about Bible and how Ethiopia celebrate Christmas. Then School of blind in Ethiopia sing a Christmas Carol at end of interview.

Since the problem now faced not only by Ethiopia but by the entire world as well as a result of the shortage of teachers looms large, We feel especial satisfaction in opening teachers' training schools. The setting up of training schools for teachers is one o...

BUILDING AN ENDURING TOWER
As Jesus Christ has said: "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It is therefore our expressed hope that these words will be realized in their full significance in this great assemb...

On May 25, 1963 the Organization for African Unity (OAU) was established with a permanent headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, was selected as the first President of the OAU. His acceptance speech appears below.
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Opening
People of my country and especially my faithful soldiers!
No human lips can express the thankfulness which I feel to the merciful God who has enabled me to stand in your midst on this day of which the angels in heaven and the creation on earth coul...

Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
The glorious pages o...

We in Ethiopia have one of the oldest versions of the bible, but however old the version may be, in whatever language it might be written, the Word remains one and the same. It transcends all boundaries of empires and all conceptions of race. It is eternal.
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'My Life and Ethiopia's Progress': Vol. 1, op.cit pp. 3-4
At this hour, when I have found occasion and time to write the story of my life, I preface my writing by presenting the following prayer to my Creator and then continue this work.
Lord Almighty in w...

The following is the famous UN Address by H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie that Inspired the "WAR" Song by Our Bredren Berhane Selassie/Bob Marley
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates
Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the r...

Its Better To Give
Wise men have always known the deep and pervading truth that it is better to give than to receive, for even as it conflicts with selfish and ambitious desires, it moderates and controls them.
Giving always demands sacrifice. To o...

Question: Your Imperial Majesty, it is a great honour to be permitted to speak with you today and also to have you as a guest on this special Christmas programme which will be broadcast to people all over the world. Your Imperial Majesty, what is it that makes...

‘You are not free!’
NATION of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan yesterday criticised Jamaican governments over the years for not adequately building on efforts made by the country’s late national heroes to create an independent Jamaica.
Addressing hun...

Since Ethiopia's economy is predominantly agricultural, agriculture must play a large role in the plans which have been drawn up, at our command, for our empire's development.
It is the duty of all to apply the skill of their minds to the factories, the tradi...

By the Proclamation released on Hamle 17th, 1932, I announced to you that I advised the Italians in Ethiopia and who were completely encircled to submit to our Chiefs in order to avoid being killed. Consequently I recommend to you to receive in a suitable mann...

Our people of Ethiopia! Listen!
Thanks be to Almighty God who is impartial to all, Who can break the arms of the strong and who stands by the oppressed.
When Our long-time enemy, Italy, crossed Our border and occupied Our country by aggressive force, We foug...

Speech at the unveiling of the statue of Menelik II
November 2, 1930
Your Highnesses, Honourable Foreign Representatives, and Dignitaries:
This day of the erection of a statue to Emperor Menelik II is a great and a happy day for the entire people of Ethiopi...

Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily.
Once a person has decided upon his life work and is assured that in doing the work for which he is best endowed and equipped, he is filling a vital nee...

Opening
During our recent visit, with President Nasser of the United Arab Republic We exchanged views on the utilization of the Nile Waters. It was clearly understood by all that the resources of the Nile are adequate for the needs of all the riparian states,...

Question: Perceiving the great benefit the Ethiopian people have been able to derive from the Constitution which Your Majesty has been pleased to grant to them 27 years ago, and observing the great change and improvement in the way of life of the people since ...

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